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Arif Bacchus

Arif is a freelance technology writer for OnMSFT and Digital Trends. He has over five years of experience covering all things Microsoft, including Surface, Windows 10, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. He also writes how-to guides, op-eds, reviews, and loves to play with the latest tech --- Microsoft or not.

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Latest Xbox One update, available for everyone, fixes issues with Party Chat, Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi, and more

Microsoft has released an update for the Xbox One family of systems, focused on fixing issues with Party Chat, Dolby…

Arif Bacchus · January 23, 2018 · 2 min read

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Payroll cuts, layoffs hit some Microsoft employees

According to a report from Brad Sams, Microsoft has cut from its payroll by letting go of some employees at…

Arif Bacchus · January 23, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft reveals the workings of OneDrive Files Restore feature

Last week we reported that OneDrive would get a new Files Restore feature. As first noted by MSPoweruser, Microsoft has…

Arif Bacchus · January 22, 2018 · 1 min read

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You’ll soon be able to view and delete diagnostic data in Windows 10

Privacy concerns have been among the many reasons some have stayed away from Windows 10 at all costs. Despite the…

Arif Bacchus · January 22, 2018 · 1 min read

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Microsoft looks to empower students and educators with HoloLens, new Windows 10 devices, Office 365 features

As 2017’s Microsoft EDU event in NYC showed, the Microsoft mission to empower students across the world is very serious.…

Arif Bacchus · January 22, 2018 · 3 min read

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Windows Camera app gets more personal in Windows 10 build 17074 | On MSFT

Windows Camera app gets more personal in Windows 10 build 17074 Arif Bacchus 20 hours ago in Latest news Windows…

Arif Bacchus · January 22, 2018 · 2 min read

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Microsoft moves Windows 10 Insider build 17074.1002 to the Slow Ring | On MSFT

Microsoft moves Windows 10 Insider build 17074.1002 to the Slow Ring Arif Bacchus 1 month ago in Latest news Just…

Arif Bacchus · January 20, 2018 · 2 min read

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AMD to issue optional fixes for Spectre vulnerabilities later this week

Following reports that Microsoft’s Spectre patches were bricking Windows PCs, the company pulled back the update. Since then, AMD has…

Arif Bacchus · January 12, 2018 · 2 min read

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Xbox outsells PS4 in December (but Switch outsold them all) says Aaron Greenberg | On MSFT

Xbox outsells PS4 in December (but Switch outsold them all) says Aaron Greenberg Arif Bacchus 2 days ago in Latest…

Arif Bacchus · January 12, 2018 · 2 min read

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Microsoft Launcher version 4.4 picks up ability to create folders in app drawer, more | On MSFT

Microsoft Launcher version 4.4 picks up ability to create folders in app drawer, more Arif Bacchus 2 months ago in…

Arif Bacchus · January 12, 2018 · 2 min read